Door fastener



May 10,1927. s J SMALL 1.627.752

noon msmnnn F'ued S ept 22,1925

'mvENToR l ATTORNEY Patented May 10, 1927.

UNITED STATES SYLVESTER J. SMALL, 0F SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

DOOR FASTENER.

App1ication filed September 22, 1925. Serial No. 57,832.

This invention relates to door and gate fastenings.

The object of'the invention, generally, is the provision of a combinedhasp and latch which is especially suitable for use as a fastener for apair of doors operating in' a single doorway of a garage or the like.

A more specific object is to provide a fastening device of thischaracter wherein the parts thereof are so interconnected and arrangedas to hold in a closed position a pair of doors in the plane of eachother and in a manner to effectually prevent any rattling or vibrationof the doors.

Another object is to provide a door fastening constructed and arrangedto conceal the means which is employed to secure the same to the doors,thereby preventing the removal of the fastening from the doors whenclosed.

Further objects and advantages of the invention are strength, durabilityand inexpensive construction.

The invention consists in the novel construction, adaptation andcombination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing,-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of portions of a pair of doors withdevices embodying my invention applied thereto and represented inengaged relation; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of Fig. 1 with the haspillustrated in its disengaged position; Fig. 3 is a longitudinalhorizontal section of Fig. 1, parts being shown in plan; and Fig. 4 is adetail sectional view on line H of Fig. 3.

In said drawing, the reference characters D and D represent portions atthe free ends of companion doors which are swingingly connected byhinges (not shown) to the casing of a doorway such as employed in agarage.

According to the present invention, my improved door fastener iscomposed of three metal members 5, 6 and 7.

The member 5, or hasp, is in the nature of a bar having a flat portion 8from one end of which extends at right angles an arm 9.

In proximity of the other end of the por tion 8, the hasp is pivotallyconnected by means of a stud or bolt 10 to an end of the second member6, hereinafter designated as the backin plate.

This bac 'ing plate is secured horizontally to its door D by means ofthe bolt 10 and another bolt 12 having a conoidal head fitting within acounter sunk hole 13 (Fig. 3) provided in said backing plate.

The bolt 10, as shown, has a head 14. located in front of the hasp, acylindrical collar portion 15 fitting in the hasp hole 16 andconstituting the pivotal bearing for the hasp; said bearing being ofgreater diameter than the hole in the plate 6 through which.

- above. The other member 7 hereinafter designated as the receivingplate, is formed with a flat portion 20 and an arm 21 extending at rightangles from one end thereof. The receiving plate is secured horizontallyto its door D in alignment with the backing plate 6 and is arranged tohave its arm element 21 disposed to be adjacent to the arm element 9 ofthe hasp when the latter occupies the position in which it isrepresented in Figs. 1 and 3.

The means for securing the receiving plate to the door 1) consistspreferably of screw threaded bolts 22 having conoida-l heads fittinginto horizontally spaced apart counter sunk holes 23 provided in theplate and cooperating with nuts 24 threaded upon the respective bolts tohold the receiving plate rigidly to its door. Said receiving plateisprovided in horizontally spaced apart positions withtwo tongues orkeeper elements 25 to receive the hasp 5.

The keeper elements 18 and 25 are spaced from the respective plates soas to accommodate closely the hasp when in its operating position and,to enable'the hasp'to be conveniently directed into the openingsprovided therefor by the keepers, the upper ends of the same aredesirably inclined forwardly as at 183 and 25 The arm 9 of the hasp andthe arm 21 of the receiving plate are each provided with a hole, as 9and 21 for the shackle of a padlock, not shown.

The operation of my device is as follows: lVhen unemployed the hasp ispermitted to hang from its pivot as shown in Fig. 2

permitting the doors to be opened and closed.

Upon closing the doors, the hasp is swung about its pivot and into thespaces between the keepers 18, 25 and the respective plates 6 and 7thereby securely holding the doors in a plane. A padlock is utilized byinserting its shackle through the arm holes 9 and 21' of the hasp andreceiving members, respectively.

While I have illustrated screw threaded bolts and nuts for securing themembers 6 and 7 to the doors, it is apparent that other suitable knownmeans may be used in lieu thereof such, for example, bolts with rivetedends.

Other changes may also be made with respect to the details ofconstruction and I do not wish to be understood as confining myselfspecifically to the illustrated embodiment of the invention except aslimited by the appended claim,

What I claim, is,-- A fastener for a pair of doors comprising, incombination, a backing plate and a receiving member adapted to besecured to the respective doors, said member having at one end thereof aforwardly directed arm provided with an aperture, a hasp, a pivotconnecting the hasp at one of its ends with said plate, said hasp havingat its other end a forwardly directed arm element provided with anaperture, a keeper provided upon the receiving member and adapted to beengaged by the hasp for coupling the doors,

said keeper also serving for supporting the hasp in position to have theaperture of the hasp arm in opposed relation with the aperture of thearm of the receiving member.

Signed at Seattle, lVashington, this 16th day of September, 1925.

SYLVESTER J. SMALL.

